Geniuine Roads

(Verse 1)
Life is gimmicky, the real's fading in and out
Stressed about our bathing suits, our figures, how we'll fill 'em out
Or posting pics for Insta chicks like "Look at how I'm living proud"
And if she doesn't tweet you back, then drastically, you're feeling down
Life is unplugged, it's connected relations
There are heroes unsung in our selected arrangments
We're bound to lose them quick if we never appraise them
Cause true friends can redirect you from petty occasions
Life is difficult, friends choose to come and go
And not all of them are someone you can love and hold
Some may try to fight you, and to shove you into other goals
Or pulling at your patience, like it's a game of tugging rope
Life is wonderful, choose to admit it
It's easy to escape into the movement of the system
Just don't look to booze or new shoes to fix it
Cause every day we're lucid to the dream of our choosing

(Chorus)
Take a minute, step back if you're feeling it
Take a breath, leave the mask you've been living in
Truth or act, well I'm ready to know
Cause I don't care if I'm alone, walking these genuine roads
Take a minute, step back if you're feeling it
Take a breath, leave the mask you've been living in
Truth or act, well I'm ready to know
Cause I don't care if I'm alone, walking these genuine roads

(Verse 2)
We're living a dream, but we're surrounded by nightmares
I know it's wise, and it's honourable to fight fair
Mutual trust today is seemingly quite rare
So why exhaust our minds with a gamble if they might care?
I'm not advocating apathy or bridge burning
But be objective with the tests that you're enduring
We neglect all the hard work, but feel we've still earned it
And fighting struggles takes strength, and I encourage it
Life's a mirror, it's reflective of the people 'round you
They're the ones who are either proud of or they doubt you
Pay attention to the people who don't contribute value
And keep 'em at bay, or else you'll wind up in their drowned tune
Seeking rays of light in amongst the smoke and dust
Portraying that we feel alright even though we're choking up
Be honest to our friends, they're the ones who hold us up
We can't change the world, but we affect those close to us

(Chorus)
Take a minute, step back if you're feeling it
Take a breath, leave the mask you've been living in
Truth or act, well I'm ready to know
Cause I don't care if I'm alone, walking these genuine roads
Take a minute, step back if you're feeling it
Take a breath, leave the mask you've been living in
Truth or act, well I'm ready to know
Cause I don't care if I'm alone, walking these genuine roads